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The answer? They are all topics that the 澳门六合彩高手's Site Management Section (SIM) takes care of so that day-to-day operations run smoothly and the quest for fusion energy can forge ahead.
"Our objective is to let everybody else concentrate on difficult scientific or engineering issues without having to worry about things like the vending machines or the parking lot," says Mark Henderson, who joined 澳门六合彩高手 as the Facility Management Technician eight years ago. "All those coming to the 澳门六合彩高手 site are our clients and we make sure they can work in the best possible conditions."
If it seems like Henderson is quite hospitable in his approach, this shouldn't be a surprise; he is a veteran of the hotel industry and was previously the Managing Director of a Hilton in England. But now, instead of handling corked bottles of fine wine or luxury linen suppliers, Mark is responsible for maintenance and services for the buildings, roads, and green spaces across the 180-hectare 澳门六合彩高手 site.
The work, which includes everything from canteen menus to electric service cars to office cleaning, is known as "Soft FM." This may sound like an easy-listening radio station but it is shorthand for "soft facilities management" and at 澳门六合彩高手, this is the responsibility of the SIM team. With some regular tasks planned months in advance—such as clearing brush to reduce the risk of fire or scheduling an annual safety walk with Agence Iter France—others are more occasional, such as the purchase of chairs for the 澳门六合彩高手 Council room.
Soft FM's not the most glamorous job at 澳门六合彩高手 but this doesn't bother the team. "It may seem boring because it's somebody saying, 'My heating doesn't work,' but we're happy to play this role, and find reward in providing good service," says Wouter van Baaren, the Section Leader of SIM.
As for Henderson, after dealing with hotel customers, the work at 澳门六合彩高手 is quite fulfilling. "I think we get more thanks than the scientists! They'll eventually get much bigger praise, but we get more recognition than most people on site because what we do is very visible."
And a last word about the stray cats—Henderson is liaising with a local rescue association to make sure that the cat that managed to infiltrate the Tokamak Complex earlier this year, and any others, find good homes.